Leadership Nursing TEST BANK CH. 7, 8 and 9 --
1. a. Review the organization's mission statement.: A nurse is considering
applying for employment at a new health-care facility. How should the nurse best
identify the aims and priorities of the organization?
a. Review the organization's mission statement.
b. Speak with as many front-line workers as possible.
c. Ask interviewers about recent responses to consumer satisfaction surveys.
d. Review the organization's policy and procedures documents.
2. c. ensure that evaluation occurs at several points during the process.: The
nurse is participating in a planning process in a large health-care organization.
The nurse and the other members of the team should:
a. avoid specifics so that the plan can be applied in any health-care setting.
b. ensure that long-term priorities are always prioritized over short-term priorities.
c. ensure that evaluation occurs at several points during the process.
d. begin to engage employees in the process after the plan has been
implemented.
3. d. All plans should be flexible to accommodate changing circumstances.:
Which is a true statement about planning?
a. All plans should be defined at the outset so that changes are not necessary.
b. Long- and short-range plans should be kept separate so priorities do not
becomeconfused.
c. Objectives and goals must be established before the philosophy is written.
d. All plans should be flexible to accommodate changing circumstances.
4. a. It is freely chosen from among alternatives.
c. It is prized and cherished.
d. It is positively affirmed.
e. It is acted upon.: A nurse is participating in the process of values clarification.
What are the characteristics of a true value? Select all that apply.
a. It is freely chosen from among alternatives.
b. It aligns with the dominant values of society.
c. It is prized and cherished.
d. It is positively affirmed.
e. It is acted upon.
5. a. "Every nurse will screen newly admitted clients for alcohol abuse.":
Which statement is an example of a process objective?
, Leadership Nursing TEST BANK CH. 7, 8 and 9 --
a. "Every nurse will screen newly admitted clients for alcohol abuse."
b. "The falls rate on the unit will decrease by 50% compared with 2016 rates."
c. "The health-care facility will achieve accreditation within the next 24 months."
d. "The new bowel care protocol will be fully implemented by the end of the
calendar year."
6. d. Include subordinates early in the process and include them in all
aspects of policy
formation.: A leader has launched an organizational planning process that requires
the development of new policies. How should the leader utilize subordinates during
this process?
a. Delegate the evaluation phase of organizational planning to subordinates.
b. Ask subordinates to brainstorm alternatives and then have industryexperts
evaluate each alternative.
c. Limit the involvement of subordinates to developing unit-level policies
andprocedures.
d. Include subordinates early in the process and include them in all aspects of
policyformation.
7. a. The unit philosophy should align with the larger organization's
philosophy.: The manager is leading a team to develop a unit-level philosophy
statement.
What guidelines should the team use during this process?
a. The unit philosophy should align with the larger organization's philosophy.
b. The unit's philosophy should include a mission statement and vision statement.
c. The statement should reflect the values and priorities of the specific unit
manager.
d. The statement should be consistent with that of other similar health-care
agencies.
8. a. Implied policies: A new nurse on the unit has been criticized for deviating
from the accepted model of end-of-shift report, even though there is no written
policy about the content or format for report. Which term is used for this type of
policy?
a. Implied policies
b. Expressed policies
c. Understood precedents
d. The organizational culture
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9. c. The philosophy is reflected in the care that clients and families receive.:
A health-care organization has adopted a new philosophy statement. What
observation best shows that the philosophy is being implemented?
a. The philosophy is displayed prominently in client care areas and staff areas.
b. The philosophy aligns with the organization's vision and mission.
c. The philosophy is reflected in the care that clients and families receive.
d. The philosophy was created by an interdisciplinary group that included nurses.
10. d. procedure manual.: A recent nursing graduate has not performed a dressing
change on a central catheter for several months and is unsure of how to correctly
perform this. The nurse should refer to the:
a. documentation.
b. practice rules.
c. organization policy.
d. procedure manual.
11. a. The manager should carefully reflect on his or her most important
values.: A nurse-manager recognizes the role that individual values play on
decision making. How should the manager best address this fact during a period
of organizational planning?
a. The manager should carefully reflect on his or her most important values.
b. The manager should make every attempt to set values when making decisions.
c. The manager should seek individuals who have similar values when creating a
decision-making team.
d. The manager should seek individuals who claim to have flexible values
whencreating a decision-making team.
12. a. Enlist members with expertise in health-care economics.
b. Carefully consider political issues related to health care.
d. Identify and implement a planning theory.
e. Include as many stakeholders as possible in the planning process.: A
nurse has been asked to join the health-care organization's strategic planning
committee. What actions should the committee perform in order to create an
efficient and evidence-based planning process? Select all that apply.
a. Enlist members with expertise in health-care economics.
b. Carefully consider political issues related to health care.
c. Prioritize the role of intuition in the planning process.
d. Identify and implement a planning theory.
1. a. Review the organization's mission statement.: A nurse is considering
applying for employment at a new health-care facility. How should the nurse best
identify the aims and priorities of the organization?
a. Review the organization's mission statement.
b. Speak with as many front-line workers as possible.
c. Ask interviewers about recent responses to consumer satisfaction surveys.
d. Review the organization's policy and procedures documents.
2. c. ensure that evaluation occurs at several points during the process.: The
nurse is participating in a planning process in a large health-care organization.
The nurse and the other members of the team should:
a. avoid specifics so that the plan can be applied in any health-care setting.
b. ensure that long-term priorities are always prioritized over short-term priorities.
c. ensure that evaluation occurs at several points during the process.
d. begin to engage employees in the process after the plan has been
implemented.
3. d. All plans should be flexible to accommodate changing circumstances.:
Which is a true statement about planning?
a. All plans should be defined at the outset so that changes are not necessary.
b. Long- and short-range plans should be kept separate so priorities do not
becomeconfused.
c. Objectives and goals must be established before the philosophy is written.
d. All plans should be flexible to accommodate changing circumstances.
4. a. It is freely chosen from among alternatives.
c. It is prized and cherished.
d. It is positively affirmed.
e. It is acted upon.: A nurse is participating in the process of values clarification.
What are the characteristics of a true value? Select all that apply.
a. It is freely chosen from among alternatives.
b. It aligns with the dominant values of society.
c. It is prized and cherished.
d. It is positively affirmed.
e. It is acted upon.
5. a. "Every nurse will screen newly admitted clients for alcohol abuse.":
Which statement is an example of a process objective?
, Leadership Nursing TEST BANK CH. 7, 8 and 9 --
a. "Every nurse will screen newly admitted clients for alcohol abuse."
b. "The falls rate on the unit will decrease by 50% compared with 2016 rates."
c. "The health-care facility will achieve accreditation within the next 24 months."
d. "The new bowel care protocol will be fully implemented by the end of the
calendar year."
6. d. Include subordinates early in the process and include them in all
aspects of policy
formation.: A leader has launched an organizational planning process that requires
the development of new policies. How should the leader utilize subordinates during
this process?
a. Delegate the evaluation phase of organizational planning to subordinates.
b. Ask subordinates to brainstorm alternatives and then have industryexperts
evaluate each alternative.
c. Limit the involvement of subordinates to developing unit-level policies
andprocedures.
d. Include subordinates early in the process and include them in all aspects of
policyformation.
7. a. The unit philosophy should align with the larger organization's
philosophy.: The manager is leading a team to develop a unit-level philosophy
statement.
What guidelines should the team use during this process?
a. The unit philosophy should align with the larger organization's philosophy.
b. The unit's philosophy should include a mission statement and vision statement.
c. The statement should reflect the values and priorities of the specific unit
manager.
d. The statement should be consistent with that of other similar health-care
agencies.
8. a. Implied policies: A new nurse on the unit has been criticized for deviating
from the accepted model of end-of-shift report, even though there is no written
policy about the content or format for report. Which term is used for this type of
policy?
a. Implied policies
b. Expressed policies
c. Understood precedents
d. The organizational culture
, Leadership Nursing TEST BANK CH. 7, 8 and 9 --
9. c. The philosophy is reflected in the care that clients and families receive.:
A health-care organization has adopted a new philosophy statement. What
observation best shows that the philosophy is being implemented?
a. The philosophy is displayed prominently in client care areas and staff areas.
b. The philosophy aligns with the organization's vision and mission.
c. The philosophy is reflected in the care that clients and families receive.
d. The philosophy was created by an interdisciplinary group that included nurses.
10. d. procedure manual.: A recent nursing graduate has not performed a dressing
change on a central catheter for several months and is unsure of how to correctly
perform this. The nurse should refer to the:
a. documentation.
b. practice rules.
c. organization policy.
d. procedure manual.
11. a. The manager should carefully reflect on his or her most important
values.: A nurse-manager recognizes the role that individual values play on
decision making. How should the manager best address this fact during a period
of organizational planning?
a. The manager should carefully reflect on his or her most important values.
b. The manager should make every attempt to set values when making decisions.
c. The manager should seek individuals who have similar values when creating a
decision-making team.
d. The manager should seek individuals who claim to have flexible values
whencreating a decision-making team.
12. a. Enlist members with expertise in health-care economics.
b. Carefully consider political issues related to health care.
d. Identify and implement a planning theory.
e. Include as many stakeholders as possible in the planning process.: A
nurse has been asked to join the health-care organization's strategic planning
committee. What actions should the committee perform in order to create an
efficient and evidence-based planning process? Select all that apply.
a. Enlist members with expertise in health-care economics.
b. Carefully consider political issues related to health care.
c. Prioritize the role of intuition in the planning process.
d. Identify and implement a planning theory.
